Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. He had served as minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007. El-Rufai also served as director of the Bureau of Public Enterprises. He is a founding member of the ruling party All Progressives Congress.
Nenadi Esther Usman is a Nigerian politician and former federal Minister of Finance. She was elected senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing the Kaduna South Senatorial District in the April 2011 elections,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
HIV/AIDS in Nigeria was a concern in the 2000s,when an estimated seven million people had HIV/AIDS. In 2008,the HIV prevalence rate among adults aged between 15 and 49 was 3.9 percent,in 2018 the rate among adults aged between 15 and 65 was 1.5 percent. As elsewhere in Africa,women are statistically more likely to have HIV/AIDS. The Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey was the world's largest and presented statistics which showed the overall numbers were lower than expected. Antiretroviral treatment is available,but people prefer to take the therapy secretly,since there is still noticeable discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS.
Ahmed Rufai Sani Yerima is a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Zamfara State from May 1999 to May 2007,and served as Senator for Zamfara West and Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kaduna State University is located in Kaduna,Kaduna State,Nigeria. It was established in 2004. It has seven faculties with over 39 departments and a library that contains over 17,000 volumes of books. It has two campuses:Kafanchan and Kaduna.
Alhaji Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Zamfara State in the 26 April 2011 national election,running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform. Following the merger of the ANPP and several other opposition parties into the now-governing All Progressives Congress,Yari became a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Agnes Binagwaho is a Rwandan Politician,pediatrician,co-founder and the former vice chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (2017-2022). In 1996,she returned to Rwanda where she provided clinical care in the public sector as well as held many positions including the position of Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health of Rwanda from October 2008 until May 2011 and Minister of Health from May 2011 until July 2016. She has been a professor of global health delivery practice since 2016 and a professor of pediatrics since 2017 at the University of Global Health Equity. She has served the health sector in various high-level government positions. She resides in Kigali.
Hajiya Zainab Maina,FCIA,MFR was the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She was appointed in July 2011.
Safiatou Thiam is a Senegalese public health doctor,a specialist in HIV/AIDS and former Minister of Health and Disease Prevention in the government of Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré.She later became Executive Secretary of CNLS National Council against AIDS
Binta Masi Garba is a Nigerian politician,businesswoman and administrator,serving as the Senator of Adamawa North Senatorial District of Adamawa State since 2015. She served as Chairperson,Adamawa State chapter of All Progressives Congress and she is the first female State Chairperson of a registered major political party in Nigeria.
Grace Ebun Delano is a nurse and midwife who has played a key role in pioneering family planning and reproductive health services in Nigeria. She co-founded the Association for Reproductive and Family Health of which she was director for many years,has acted as consultant for many different organisations across Africa,and has written and co-authored numerous books and articles on women's health and related topics. In 1993,she was given the World Health Organization Sasakawa Award for her work in health development.
Olanrewaju Adeyemi Tejuoso is a Nigerian politician. He was a senator from Ogun State at the 8th Assembly.
Muhammad Sani Abdullahi popularly known as Dattijo is a Deputy Governor of Economic Policy at the Central Bank of Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Muhammad as Deputy Governor on 15 September 2023. Dattijo served as a policy adviser at the Executive Office of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in New York. Dattijo formed the core team that developed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dattijo resigned from this appointment to serve the Nigerian government as the Commissioner for Budget and Planning in Kaduna State. He published a book titled "Disruption Rethinking Governance to work for the Poor." On 2 July 2023.
Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe is a Nigerian medical doctor,politician and philanthropist. Oloriegbe graduated with MBBS degree from Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria,Nigeria in 1985. He attended training programmes in Change Management,Advocacy,Facilitation Skills,Project Management,Health policy and systems analysis,Legislation,Leadership and an Executive Programme on Coaching and Consulting for Change at the Oxford University U.K
Suleiman Abdu Kwari is a Nigerian politician and public finance management expert,senator for the Kaduna North Senatorial District of Kaduna State Nigeria. He was elected during the February 2019 Nigeria general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was the commissioner of Finance Kaduna State (2015-2019) appointed by the Governor of Kaduna State Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai and was also a member of the House of Representatives for Sabon Gari Local Government cConstituency of Kaduna State.
The first lady of Kaduna State is an advisor to the Kaduna State governor,and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the governor of Kaduna State,concurrent with his term of office,although the Constitution of Nigeria does not recognize the office of the first lady. The current first lady is Hafsat Uba Sani.
Samuel Aruwan is a Nigerian journalist,and pioneer Commissioner for Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs.
The 2023 Kaduna State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Kaduna State,concurrent with elections to the Kaduna State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
Betta Chimaobim Edu is a Nigerian medical doctor turned politician. She served as national women leader of All Progressive Congress. She was Cross River State Commissioner for Health until her resignation in 2022. She was also National Chairman of the Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum.
Amina Sijuwade is a Nigerian lawyer,administrator,and member of the Sijuwade Royal Family. She is a two-time commissioner –first the Attorney-General &Commissioner for Justice and then the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources,both for Kaduna State. She is also the wife to Prince Adetokunbo Sijuwade - the group managing director of Sijuwade Group and son of Oba Okunade Sijuwade,Olubuse II - the 50th Ooni of Ife.
